A service provider Nokuzola Mavis Mafunda (69) and her company Ithani Amen Pty Ltd represented by her, appeared briefly at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Gauteng on Thursday. Mafunda is facing a charge of fraud worth more than R940 000. Gauteng National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Spokesperson
Sarah-Jane Trent faced intense questioning from Members of Parliament during the latest sitting of Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating serious allegations surrounding the criminal justice system. The session became tense as MPs pressed Trent for answers, with several moments where the witness appeared under pressure while responding to questions from
In the busy Warwick Avenue area of Durban, people living in a block of flats on Douglas Lane say they’ve had enough. Homeless individuals struggling with drug addiction have set up makeshift shelters right on the road and pavements outside their building, turning the spot into what feels like an
The corruption case involving Gauteng High Court Judge Portia Phahlane and International Pentecostal Holiness Church leader Mike Sandlana has been postponed in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. Phahlane, Sandlana and four co-accused face 19 counts of corruption linked to a bitter leadership dispute inside the wealthy IPHC church. According
In a brief appearance at the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court today, the matter was remanded until 22 April 2026. This delay is to allow the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to review the docket and make a final decision on the charges and potentially where the trial will proceed. Dludla, who
⚖️ A dramatic development unfolded at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court as Bellarmine Mugabe and his co-accused Tobias Matonhodze appeared in court to apply for bail in their attempted murder case. However, the hearing could not proceed after an unexpected electricity outage forced the court to postpone the proceedings. The matter
Another case of cash-in-transit robbery is under investigation after a cash van was bombed and an undisclosed amount of money stolen in Braamfischer ville in Soweto in Gauteng on Wednesday. The incident occurred along Freedom Road next to a grocery store boxer, when the cash van was allegedly rammed
According to the OR District municipality, 12 shops at Jabulani Group buildings have caught fire in the inner town of Tsolo on Wednesday morning. The area is situated under Kumkani Mhlontlo local municipality in the Eastern Cape Province. Municipality Spokesperson Ncebakazi Kolwane Nyandeni says the municipality dispatched two fire
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial heard explosive testimony in the High Court in Pretoria as State prosecutor Advocate George Baloyi revealed that accused Bongani Ntanzi made over 1 700 phone calls to his girlfriend while in prison. This revelation came during Ntanzi’s cross-examination after he previously claimed that his cellphone
The new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) in South Africa after succeeding Shamila Batohi Advocate Andy Mothibi has ordered an urgent internal investigation following various allegations of alleged mishandling of serious commercial cases or misconduct by senior prosecutors in the Specialized Commercial Crimes Unit (SCCU). Mothibi orders the investigation
